Cape Town - There is a strong possibility that, in the next few years, parts of the Western Cape’s wheat-growing areas may be affected by poor rainfall conditions, which could lead to poorer harvests.

Climate change projections indicate that the Western Cape will become hotter ... intensity in Ceres (an apple farming area) and the Swartland (a rainfed winter wheat area). Moreover, Ceres and ...

In the week of June 1, the Swartland region of the Western Cape province received good showers of between 20 and 40 millimetres, which bodes well for winter wheat crop at its current stage of ...

South Africa is traditionally a net importer of wheat, but the Western Cape drought, which led to a decline in domestic ... vegetables, grains and other farm products. The $10bn figure represented a ...

Over the weekend, when we drove across the Swartland region of the Western Cape, one important aspect we noticed was the encouraging winter wheat crop. The Western Cape has received excessive rain ...

Crop circles have reached the Western Cape ... have livestock or plant wheat.” He said he was excited to see how the project unfolds over time. “Land art‚ like farming‚ harnesses the ...

South Africa’s Western Cape province expects ... to cut its water use by 60%, denting farm output, Winde said. Among the worst hit crops and grains were wheat, which suffered record losses ...

Couleur via pixabay “During the past few years, average to above-average rainfall fell during the growing season in the Western Cape wheat district, although in 2015 the Swartland area of the ...

It is most often associated with places like Victoria, South Australia and the appropriately named wheatbelt of Western ... crop of wheat in Australia, at Pentland on the banks of the Cape River ...

Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo said significant damage to farm infrastructure ... conditions in the Western Cape are far more consequential for South Africa's winter wheat harvest size." ...